GRACIE PREWETT-MULDROW
While Muldrow senior Gracie Prewett is a member of the Bulldogs basketball, cheer and track teams, her story is really not about being a stellar athlete.
“I tried out for cheer in the seventh grade and have been cheering ever since and I started out in basketball playing in church leagues and then started playing school ball in fifth grade.”
But it’s when she talks about role models that you start to see her true heart.
“In cheer, my role model is our coach Lori Likens. She has such a positive, uplifting spirit and she’s so easy to talk to. In basketball my role model has been coach (Jana) Armer. She’s been one of the biggest role models in my life, not just in basketball. I look up to her so much and respect her more than just about anyone and she’s someone I always go to for advice.”
Armer’s comments really set up this story as she talks about Gracie.
“She is absolutely the bet kid in our school. She has a heart of gold and is the most genuine, unselfish, caring, loving kid around. She is all about everyone else first and then herself. You won’t find a better representative of a player with great character than Gracie Prewett,” said Armer.
And it’s for reasons like these that Gracie should be a great leader for the Lady Bulldogs this season.
“I think a good leader is someone that’s a very positive person and that’s what I try to be because I remember what it’s like to be a freshman or sophomore and come into varsity basketball being nervous and a little scared. My goal every morning is to set a good example and make every girl on the team feel comfortable and uplifted.”
In an era when the people with talent that can score are the ones that get the most notice. But Gracie Prewett knows what the real score is.
“I believe you can have all the talent in the world, but your character is what you’ll be remembered for. Basketball will go away at some point, but your character is who you will always be and that’s how I would like to be remembered when I leave. I hope my teammates felt I was a positive influence in their lives and someone they could always talk to.”
